Chapter 4- Capture

In the end we told Remus that I was extremely shy and never got along with new people. He accepted that and pretended that my reaction earlier was normal for me. Harry and I were relieved. We didn't expect James to suddenly take a liking to me. Harry informed me that his father was staring at me more than was normal for a new student.

So one day I said hi to him in the library. I was surprised to see him there too but I listened in while he was talking to Madam Pince.

"Remus says he needs that book desperately but can't get it today. He asked me to come get it for him." That made more sense than James Potter ever going into the library on his own.

He was handed the book angrily and send on his way. As he walked pass me I said, "Hi, James."

He paused and walked back towards me. "You said something?" He said stiffly.

I nodded feeling confused. He sounded angry, even though he seemed happy enough five seconds ago.

"I just said hello. Sorry to have bothered you." I snapped and returned to my book. He probably just didn't like me and that's why he stared.

"Are you with Harry? I mean are you and Harry a couple?" He was flushed with color when I looked back up at him. My heart clenched. I heard that question before. From Ron.

"No. I'm not." I whispered and shook my head. This wasn't the time to think about Ron. Definitely not.

James relaxed and took a seat next to me. I stared at him.

"Would that be a problem for you?" I asked suspiciously. He couldn't possibly be interested in me like that!

"Yes because the love of my life insisted that you aren't right for him."

My jaw dropped incredulously. I knew I looked rather stupid, not a good look for me, and closed it.

"Well we aren't together, never have been and never will be. Harry's the best big brother I could have ever asked for. We aren't really related though." I told him softly, my voice returning to the appropriate whisper in the library.

James nodded and set the book down on the table. "How long have you known him?"

I shut my book, aware he would have questions now he wasn't angry with me. "I- it's been 8 years." I whispered suddenly recalling Harry's birthday over the summer and mine just a week before we….came here.

James looked surprised and I swore inwardly. I should have said six or seven! Now he'll ask how old I am.

"You met before school?" he asked skeptically. I was about to answer when Harry walked toward us.

"Harry? That a cool name. We were just talking ab-

"I heard what you talked about and I think you had better apologize to Hermione." Harry said firmly.

I swallowed loudly, before sighing. I should have expected this reaction. James looked shocked and a little upset.

"And what should I apologize for?" He asked angrily. I stood up and went over to Harry.

"Don't do this. He just asked if-

"I heard him Hermione. He didn't ask he demanded and acted like a complete child. He should apologize for being the biggest disappointment of my life."

"Harry!" I said urgently, but he didn't even look at me and I felt his magic surface, though his wand was in his bag.

"Potter, apologize for being a prick." Harry's voice was so cold that I shivered and stepped away from him. I wasn't afraid for myself, but for James. Harry couldn't kill him or he wouldn't ever be born!

"I apologize, Hermione. I didn't mean any harm." James said softly to me.

"It's perfectly fine. Harry is just very protective of me." I assured him, stepping in front of Harry. He was still very angry.

"I see. Well I won't be bothering you again." James left the library in a hurry, after grabbing Remus's book off my table. We were alone now.

"THAT STUPID UNBELIEVABLE PRICK! WHO DOES HE THINK HE IS TALKING TO YOU THAT WAY!" Harry thundered so loudly that I flinched away from him. He didn't notice or didn't care.

There wasn't any calming him down, not over his father. I was a little disappointed in James, but he wasn't my dad. My dad was dead. I felt another round of guilt. The only reason he was feeling this betrayal was because I brought us here.

"Harry-

He wasn't having it though. His magic exploded from his body and all the books, tables, and chairs overturned. Harry didn't stop his magic this time. He was probably tired from keeping it all in. So was I. I sealed the library doors, so not even Dumbledore could get in. I forgot about madam Pince though.

He let out scream after scream, I couldn't even tell what he was saying, but I heard Ron's name once or twice and I flinched. I ran away from Harry to the part of the library he hadn't terrorized. I didn't know what to do. Harry hadn't had an outburst this bad before. I could feel my eyes watering and tears running down my face. The dust in the older book had risen and it was like inhaling a cloud of dirt.

Then everything was silent. I was crouched by a bookcase that was still standing and everything was so silent that I could hear my own breathing.

"Harry!" I called out, but I didn't get up. I knew he wouldn't hurt me, Harry wasn't capable of that, but he would be angry. I didn't like angry Harry.

He didn't answer me. He might have fainted. I stood up, my legs shaking and my heart racing. I walked on shaky legs to where I left him. He had fainted and was lying on his stomach, his face oddly peaceful. I fell to my knees beside him and gripped his hands. They were ice cold. I knew he was fine, but I still felt an unpleasant shiver of fear race down my back. Cold meant dead. I knew Harry wasn't dead, but I dropped his hand and stood up. I had to clean this up.

I righted the book cases, the tables and chairs. Then I fixed the books. There were so many of them, scattered all over the ground, the spines ripped and some destroyed. A few were burnt. I fixed them the best I could and put them on the shelves in the correct order. I didn't pause to see if Harry had woken up. It didn't matter to me right now. I had to clean up.

I heard a groan and I didn't pay attention to it. I thought it was Harry, but when it didn't stop I looked over and saw Harry still lying where I found him. Who was making that noise?

It came from the checkout desk. I raced over and found what I expected. Madam Pince was on the floor, covered in heaps of book. I could only see her hair and wrist. I hovered the books off of her and they went to their spots on the shelves. Madam Pince was hurt. It looked like it was a bad broken arm and maybe a wrist. So much for not having anyone find out.

"Wandless magic….." she muttered and I felt the blood drain from my face. How could I be so stupid! Here I was doing magic without my wand anywhere near me.

"Madam Pince, I'm going to get Madam Pomfrey and you'll be just fine. Hold on a second.

"Expecto Patronum." My silver swan appeared and waited for instructions. "Find Madam Pomfrey. Tell her Madam Pince is hurt and needs help in the Library."

My swan ran out of the room and I continued cleaning up, since Madam Pince was unconscious. I didn't feel well enough to heal her on my own. I didn't even know if I could heal broken arms or concussions. I'd only ever healed a knife wound. I shivered remembering, but I didn't need to remember right now.

I opened the Library door and Madam Pomfrey entered the room, with a medical kit.

"She's behind the checkout desk." I told her and went back to cleaning up; with my wand this time.

She stared at me for a moment and then made her way behind the desk. I sealed the doors while she wasn't looking. Once everything was back in order I sat down next to Harry on the ground. He was peaceful and he wouldn't wake until tomorrow. He usually needed recovery time. One thing about accidental magic that I had researched said that you would also need a week to be able to perform magic again. Harry never needed anytime. The moment he woke up he could do magic perfectly fine and controlled as normal.

"Hermione? That's your name isn't it?" I nodded without looking up from Harry. I needed to watch over him until he woke. I felt a wave of exhaustion and before I knew I was asleep.

"Harry we'll be perfectly safe to go to Hogsmeade. Its fine, Dumbledore even said so." Ron said happily as we headed down to the hogshead. Harry was getting to much publicity these days to go to the three broom sticks.

Ron's mood was contagious and as we made our way to a table in the back of the almost empty restaurant, we were laughing.

Three butter beers for table and then Ron was telling us the latest in the profession Quidditch season. Harry was the only one listening, since I never really cared much about the sport. I was watching the door. I never really felt comfortable being out in the open like this, not since the Auror attack two months ago. They left a message saying we would be next. I believed that, but no one else did. They thought we were untouchable, when couldn't be farther from the truth. I was surprised Dumbledore even let us out of the castle.

A stunner came from behind the bar. I felt it coming before it hit us, but there was enough time to shield Ron before he was hit with the spell. Harry and I dove under the table and had wands out in seconds. Ron toppled out of his chair and we dragged him underneath the table with us. I stood up and disarmed a death eater, but was hit with a hex. Harry was angry and shouted out the killing curse, hitting two death eaters before the room was thrown into darkness.

The next thing I remembered waking up in a dark room, lit with moonlight. Harry was next to me along with Ron.

"Harry!" I whispered urgently, feeling the burning hex on my torso act up. Harry groaned, but was alert in seconds, looking around us.

"Mione, there's muggles over there!" He said pointing to the other side of the room. I made my way over to them, afraid that they might be dead. Nothing prepared me for what was there.

"Hermione!"

"Daddy?" I whispered in horror and shock. No! This wasn't happening! It wasn't possible. But it was and they were right in front of me.

"Hermione is that-

"My dad and mum. Yes. I want to know how the hell they got here when they were in the safe house." I told him angrily. I couldn't let Harry know how scared I was.

Mum wasn't awake and there wasn't any blood on her so I assumed she was stunned.

"Did you just get here daddy?" I asked softly moving closer. He nodded, swallowing thickly. He reached for me and I hugged him tightly.

"I'm going to wake up mum okay." I told him.

"I've tried to but she won't wake!" he said, fear coloring his voice.

"Magic Daddy. She's been stunned. Harry is Ron awake?" I asked.

"No but I'll wake him." It was too dark to see anything but the faintish shapes around the room.

"Ennervate." I whispered and my mum woke up slowly. Muggles didn't react well with Magic. Not at all.

"Mum, it's okay. Dads right here." I said softly. She didn't say anything but I took her hand.

"Harry what the bloody hell is going on? We were just in the Hogshead, but why are we-

"Ron, shut your mouth. We've been taken. Hermione and he parents are over there so be quite until they're done talking." Harry hissed and I smiled slightly. Ron was one of a kind alright.

"But-

"Shhh!"

"Mum, Dad you just need to wait and someone will find us. Harry has a tracking device on him." I explained that it would all be okay, but I knew it wouldn't be. At least not for all of us.

"Guys-

I never finished what I said because at that moment Lucius Malfoy and Bellatrix Lestranges walked in.

"Well, it seems we meet again, Mudblood." Malfoy said.

"So it seems, Malfoy." I hissed angrily. My parents were right over there! that's all my mind could focus on.

"You dare speak to me in that ungrateful tone! Crucio!"

The pain hit me much like I expected but it takes a long time to get used this particular curse. A scream ripped from my throat and I felt my teeth tear my lip open in my struggle to stay quite.

"Well, then it seems that isn't painful enough. I want to hear you scream you filthy mudblood!"

Harry was gone and so was Ron. I felt them move away from me and towards my parents. I sighed in relief. I didn't want them hurt.

The air was suddenly gone from my lungs and no matter how hard I tried to breathe air just wouldn't come. I closed my eyes and chocked and gasped but it never-

Air flowed into my body to quickly and stars erupted behind my eyes.

"You like that? Bella, why don't you finish with her, I have some business with Potter and Weasely."

"Of course Lucius. My pleasure. Crucio!"

More screams. I waited for it to go away but she was stopping so I tried to speak.

"You crazy Bitch!" was all that came out in a scream of agony, but I'd shocked her into dropping the curse.

"What did you just call me?" she demanded dangerously. My head was spinning and I thought I was going to vomit.

"I called you a crazy bitch, because that's what you are." I spit on her feet, not able to move to my knees. I would have loved to spit in her face.

She howled in outrage and a kick landed in my gut. The air whooshed out of me and I coughed. She must have broken something, because that really hurt.

"Bring me the red head." I shut my eyes in defeat. Ron! I heard him swearing and then he fell right next to me.

"Open your eyes Mudblood."

Ron was in a body bind, lying next to me, with a look of outrage on his face.

"Hi, Ron." I whispered softly and he stared at me for a long time.

"Hi, Mione." He answered and I felt water rush through my eyes. This was supposed to happen.

Spiders. So many spiders were all over him but he wasn't making a sound. They were biting him and he was so brave I couldn't believe it.

"Crucio!"

Ron screamed and he couldn't even move because of the body bind on him. His eyes rolled back into his head and I worried that he was dead. She lifted the curse and leaned down to kiss him on his forehead. Ron flinched.

"Mummy made it all better!" she said joyfully, like the unhinged woman she was.

"Avada Kendavra!"

The Ron's eyes went blank. "NOOOOOOOO! Ron! Ron!" I screamed scrambling to my knee unable to believe she had just- he was seventeen years old! I sobbed and shook his body but he wouldn't wake up!

"Ron!" I screamed again but then I fell silent. My parents were here. My parents! Oh no!

The weight had settled itself in my heart and I felt like I couldn't breathe just right. Ron's lifeless body was lying within touching distance.

"Harry?" I whispered looking for him, feeling blood dripping from my mouth. The copper taste filled my mouth.

"I know Hermione. I know." His voice carried across the room and I heard my mum shrieking with worry. Dad was trying to silence her.

"I'm alright, Mum." I said and she fell silent finally.

"Mudblood I wasn't ready for her to be quiet!" Lucius hissed and I felt my self being dragged over to him.

"For you punishment Mudblood you'll have to pick."

I knew what he meant right away and I felt my tears increase steadily. I looked up at him with pity.

"Kill them both." I said. I heard my Mum gasp. Dad said nothing. Malfoy looked surprised but happy.

"Very well. Avada Kedavra." The first spell hit my mum and she went silent just like Ron. I moved closer to her unable to believe I really just killed my mum. Dad was crying. The weight got heavier.

"Daddy it'll be okay. I promise." I lied.

"I love you Hermione. I don't blame you." His voice cracked helplessly.

"Avada Kedavra." Malfoy hissed again and then Daddy was dead too. Harry and I stared at each in silence. Then Harry lost control; we both did.

I wasn't sure what I did exactly but one moment both of them were staring at me and then everything blew up.

I heard Harry scream in rage when he saw Ron's body. I was thinking of the three green lights that were going to plague my memory for the rest of my life. I launched myself at Lucius Malfoy and sank my teeth into his neck. It was the only weapon I had. My magic was to out of control to do wandless magic on command. He screamed and fell to the ground clutching his bleeding neck. Blood was gushing out at a fast pace and saw a knife glinting in the light. I snatched it up and drove it into his cold heart.

All he made was s gurgling sound and then he was dead. I felt better slightly. Harry was killing Bellatrix.

"Crucio!" He screamed and then she started screaming. I handed him the knife. He launched it into her gut.

"Avada Kedavra." Then we were alone. With five dead bodies. I took Malfoy's wand and Harry took Bellarix's.

"I can't leave them here, Mione. We're taking them." I knew he meant Ron and my Parents. I was fine with that.

"I'll get mum and dad." My voice shook and for a second I thought I was faint. I didn't. I put a feather light charm on their bodies and lifted them easily. Harry hovered Ron and we blasted the door open. There wasn't anyone there. It seemed that we were ordered to be killed. Strange. I thought for sure Voldemort would want Harry killed by him only.

He felt the anti- apparation wards lift. Malfoy or Bellatrix must have put them up. They were dead now.

We apparated to Headquarters.

Molly was in the kitchen when we landed. Harry set Ron down on the floor and I did the same with my parents. We just stood there. Waiting.

"Harry!" it was me who screamed for him and I felt his arms go around me. We were shaking uncontrollably and there was blood all over us. It hurt all over but all I could see was the bodied of my mum and dad.

"Mummy! Harry she's…." I couldn't finish anything and just cried until I heard people file into the kitchen.

Dumbledore entered and took a look around him. I launched myself at him, and almost made it before Harry held me back with arms around my waist. Whatever was broke in my chest ached horribly.

"YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO KEEP US SAFE YOU BASTARD!" I screamed louder than I thought possible. Remus was standing there. wide eyed. Tonks was 7 months pregnant and looked ready to vomit.

"They're dead." I said. "Dead."

"Where is all that blood from Hermione?" Dumbledore said calmly.

"Lucius Malfoy and Bellatrix Lestranges." Harry answered his voice dead. Ron was right there at our feet. Molly was standing there holding her apron so tightly I thought her hands might break. I went to Ron and closed his eyes. His eyes were blank! Molly shouldn't see that. Harry stood staring at my father.

"He made me promise to keep you safe Mione. He said I had to protect his little girl." I looked up at Harry and saw the determination in his eyes.

"Okay. You can keep me safe." Then I fainted.

I tore awake from my sleep panting and I could tell I'd been screaming in my sleep. Dumbledore was standing by my bed and so was Minerva. Harry was lying in the next bed. Asleep.

"What?" I demanded, calming myself. My body jerked. The effect of the torture curse. A hiss escaped my lips.

"You aren't well. Either of you. Madam Pince told us what happened she saw everything. Wandless magic. Unbelievable at your age. " it was Minerva that spoke.

"You've said that, but somehow it matters even less the second time around. Get out." I said and got from my bed. My legs were shaking badly. I seemed to have shocked her and then I realized why. We were in the past. I should have realized the moment I saw Dumbledore! So stupid!

"I'm sorry, I forgot where I was. When I was. Harry and I have been to healer. There's nothing to be done. Our problem is in our magical cores which are tied to our emotions. We've been through a war and they haven't been right since. We'll be more careful next time. Harry's just so upset. "I explained softly stroking Harry's hair.

"Ron." He muttered and I froze. "Ron! Ron! No!" He was screaming now. Minerva rushed for Madam Pomfrey but I knew better. I slapped him across the face. He went silent.

"He just needs sleep. Sleep."

We all needed sleep.

Harry was awake the next morning and we both went to classes. We didn't talk about what happened in the Library and I didn't tell him that I dreamed out our capture again even though I promised I would. We had our first class with Slytherin's today and we were expecting to be bullied. We had Double potions today after charms. Mondays were busy and the schedules had been changed for the Slytherin's.

Harry and I took our seats and waited for professor Slughorn to enter. I watched the kids enter recognizing Remus and Lily in the class. Then I saw someone surprising. Severus Snape. He was still pale and had lank black hair, but it wasn't as messy as it would be as an adult and he was smiling. He was perfect white teeth and it was a nice smile. He caught me staring and sneered in my direction. I guess he wouldn't like me at in point in his lifetime. I looked away and took out my notes. I needed to do well this year. For my newts. That was normal at least.

A/N:Here's chapter four. The next chapter with have more Hermione/Severus. Harry's magic is obviously unstable I hope there isn't any confusion over this chapter. Dumbledore was alive at the time of the capture but died about two months later, according to my story. Enjoy and Review!